Feature - New Pandemics Fashion
Gregory Halpern
Magnum nominee Gregory Halpern’s long-standing interest in fashion photography comes from a place of contradictions - While dubious about the world of luxury and privilege it often seems to exist within, he has long been fascinated by the creative energies behind fashion, and it’s ability to embrace aesthetics and the idea of beauty free of certain fetters that restrict him in his personal work. Seeing fashion as a means of addressing staid visual and cultural ‘norms’ Halpern collaborated with New Pandemics, via it’s creator, Cody Chandler. New Pandemics’ express purpose is to increase LGBTQ+ visibility....